Ohio Supreme Court issues another major decision for surface and mineral owners in Ohio
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20
On December 17, 2020, just days after its decision in West v. Bode (previously summarized by Bricker attorneys), the Ohio Supreme Court issued another major decision for surface and mineral owners in Ohio. In Gerrity v. Chervenak, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6705, the Court formally weighed in, for the first time, on the level of diligence required by a surface owner who is researching severed mineral interest holders in order to serve a notice of abandonment pursuant to the Ohio Dormant Mineral...
By: Bricker & Eckler LLP